AreaProfile

44305Akron, Ohio

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 44305.

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How this area ranks
Opportunity376th of 727 published ZIP areas53
Housing affordabilityTop 13% of 800 published ZIP areas92
Climate552nd of 779 published ZIP areas64
Physical resilienceTop 8% of 800 published ZIP areas90
AccessTop 25% of 779 published ZIP areas99
Economic stability665th of 800 published ZIP areas41
The quick read

Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 22% of median household income.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 44305 in the top 8% for physical resilience.

A major airport is 11 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
21,103
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$52,768
Bottom 18% nationally
Density
3,141/sq mi
6.7 sq mi of land
Median age
38.3
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Akron
Ohio
Metro area
Akron, OH
Nearest major airport
CAK
11 mi · Akron-Canton Rgnl
Median home value
$99,700
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.2% is lower than 76% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment grew 0.1% over the past year, to 86,808 employed residents.

Median household income of $52,768 is below 82% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$9,713$52,768Bottom 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,025$27,386Bottom 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate20.0%Top 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute24.1 minBottom 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%Bottom 37%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment86,808Bottom 3%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-0.2%Bottom 42%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.1%Top 25%June 2026
Labor force90,623Bottom 3%June 2026
Labor force participation63.2%Top 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$63,430Bottom 29%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$48,840Bottom 36%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-1.5%Bottom 1%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.2%Bottom 24%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202456k47k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $52,768 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Akron, OH
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers9,480$28,690
General and Operations Managers9,010$98,340
Stockers and Order Fillers8,780$37,600
Registered Nurses8,040$80,770
Retail Salespersons7,770$31,060
Home Health and Personal Care Aides6,310$34,310

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Akron, OH, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $948 takes 22% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 1.9 times median household income here, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.

Rent as a share of income
21.6%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
1.9×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$948
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$99,700
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income1.89Bottom 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate57.3%Bottom 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±53210,328Top 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$54$948Bottom 43%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$7,122$99,700Bottom 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income21.6%Top 27%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate10.5%Bottom 48%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →

No building-permit activity is published for this location by the Census Building Permits Survey.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 85°F and January a low of 21°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 32.5 inches.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station AKRON FULTON INTL AP, 2.7 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND3.7"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation32.5"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low21°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high85°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing46°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

90 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hail, strong wind and heat wave.

HailElevated
Strong windModerate
Ice stormModerate
Heat waveModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, lightning, inland flooding, tornado, earthquake, cold wave, hurricane, wildfire, landslide.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 11 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Akron-Canton RgnlCAK11 mi8,204 ft
Cleveland-Hopkins IntlCLE31 mi9,953 ft
Youngstown/Warren RgnlYNG43 mi9,003 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

44305 vs Akron

How this ZIP area compares with Akron as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

44305
Akron
Median household income
$52,768
vs
$48,076
Per capita income
$27,386
vs
$29,457
Population density
3,141/sq mi
vs
3,056/sq mi
Median home value
$99,700
vs
$122,000
Median gross rent
$948
vs
$955
Homeownership rate
57.3%
vs
50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
19.0%
vs
23.6%
Poverty rate
20.0%
vs
23.3%
Median age
38.3
vs
36.9

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.